A little piece of Clyde

Bellevue man builds miniature football stadium

4:22 AM,
Oct. 15, 2013

This miniature replica of Robert Bishop Stadium at Clyde High School was built by Oscar Bannister of Bellevue as a fundraiser for the Clyde girls basketball team. He has about two months and $200 invested in the stadium.

Written by

Sheri Trusty
News-Messenger correspondent

Diehard Clyde Fliers fans will soon have the chance to take home a little bit of fanfare.

Oscar Bannister, of Bellevue, is constructing a replica of the Clyde football stadium. He put his skills making model railroads to use to make the miniature of Robert Bishop Stadium, which will be used as a fundraiser for the Clyde girls basketball team.

Bannister has been creating a model railroad village in the basement of his home for about three years. What started as two tracks on one table has undergone three expansions, now filling a room in his basement. The village has several cars, dozens of trees ...